{"id":3040,"date":"2026-05-26T18:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/26\/implosion-at-washington-state-packaging-plant-injures-multiple-people\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:40:14","slug":"implosion-at-washington-state-packaging-plant-injures-multiple-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=3040","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Implosion\u2019 at Washington state packaging plant injures multiple people"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-2zxs1v\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"17c43092-2835-4673-bdbe-24ad17738fb1\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Railroad tracks in foreground with a long industrial building, manicured lawn, and utility pole under blue sky\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9276dab0a075c22052efaa03532cff22e72433a4\/0_0_1574_1260\/master\/1574.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.2363405336722\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington.<\/span> Photograph: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"17c43092-2835-4673-bdbe-24ad17738fb1\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington.<\/span> Photograph: Google Maps<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1aqe7zu\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">\u2018Implosion\u2019 at Washington state packaging plant injures multiple people<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-15in7js\">\n<p>Officials say a hazardous materials incident injured several people but there is no immediately threat to the public<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\" data-link-name=\"in standfirst link\">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-kn9unn\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Authorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/washington-state\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Washington state<\/a> are responding to an \u201cimplosion\u201d at a packaging plant early on Tuesday morning that left multiple people with chemical burns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The Longview fire department said in a statement there was a hazardous materials incident at Nippon Dynawave Packaging that occurred when a vat of \u201cchemical treatment\u201d imploded. According to the state, the plant has a kraft pulp and paper mill and liquid packaging facility, and employs roughly 1,000 employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">There is \u201cno immediate threat to the public\u201d, the fire department said, but a number of people on site were injured and transported to the hospital. The severity of their injuries is not yet known.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The department said crews were continuing to work with Nippon employees \u201cto mitigate the product and container involved\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><em>This is a developing story \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1rrvs2w\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/washington-state\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Washington state<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=%E2%80%98Implosion%E2%80%99%20at%20Washington%20state%20packaging%20plant%20injures%20multiple%20people&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/washington-state-packaging-plant-implosion?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fmay%2F26%2Fwashington-state-packaging-plant-implosion&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/may\/26\/washington-state-packaging-plant-implosion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1h2hraq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, Washington. 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